Event Post: Memories Past

[hadrielmods]

THE RUNDOWN

You know that embarrassing moment you can't seem to forget? Or maybe your saddest moment, or your most fond memory? The things you hold close, the things that keep you going or possibly just contribute to the kind of trauma you should be talking to a therapist about? Well, it's time to share them, whether you like it or not. Starting November 14th, even the most casual physical contact can transmit memories.

A handshake, a hug, a kiss on the cheek - even just an accidental brush past. When skin touches skin, you might get a glimpse at someone's most precious memory. Or they might see yours... and you might have no control over what they see. So start wearing gloves, or don't. Maybe it's a weight off your shoulders to share these things. Maybe this will finally let you understand your loved ones (and your enemies) better.

THE DETAILS

An accidental touch means any memory could be shared (including the most embarrassing ones) but if the character is thinking about something specific at the time, that will be what they're most likely to share. However, it's also possible to share memories deliberately, and in that case they'll get to choose what they share. All the character needs to do is focus on the memory they want to transmit and touch someone - easy!

If two characters brush against one another, then it's up to the players whose memory is transferred - or it could be that both characters get memories from one another. The effects of the memory sharing are instantaneous, with the character 'viewing' the memory experiencing it in its full duration in their mind throughout the course of several seconds in real life. They cannot affect the memory, only watch it play out, and whether it's from the perspective of the person whose memory it is or from the perspective of an outside observer is up to you.

Characters will only be able to deliberately transmit memories that they actually remember, but accidental transmission could unearth forgotten or even deliberately suppressed memories. Of course, the person who's memory it is won't remember - so enjoy that awkward moment where you try to convince them that really did happen to them!

THE OVERVIEW

► November 14th: It begins
► November 20th: It's safe to touch people again - for now

Comments

Kettara and Ephemera

[oldtonew]

Kettara

-Fire dancing/shaman training
-Fighting (and killing) Burning Blade cultists with her mentor
-Hunting
-Growing up in the internment camps. Kettara will be very young in this memory and trying to get the attention of her mother. Her mother will be borderline catatonic and ignoring her, as will most of the other adult orcs.
-Her mother's death.

Ephemera

-Any of his various canon fights where he's being a dramatic asshole here
-Hanging out with his squad.
-Doing free jumps into combat zones during the war.
-An extremely brutal and ugly instance where Ephemera and his squad committed mutiny and murdered a number of their command structure. Ever wondered why he joined the Insurrection for a while? Yeah, that'd be it.
-Following that, getting the redemption tattoo and trying to recalibrate where he stands with everything. All the feels. All of them.
-Waking up alone in the hospital after his team is killed.
-The conversation with the consoler (starts at 1:20 here). This would be good for anyone interested in seeing what he was like as Sharkface before all the Hadriel character development.

Re: Kettara and Ephemera

[offloaded]

NEW IDEA if wash saw the mutiny he miiiiiight share when he assaulted his CO, the incident that got him basically kicked out of the UNSC? technically ephemera had access to his file but didn't read up on david, so it could be one more similarity between them.

......also drake seeing any of the canon fights or convo with price would be sad. ;;

[requiemshark]

oooh yes. to both of those.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Signing Pratt up for magical shaman stuff!